Butte Creek Organic Revolution X 10th Anniversary Imperial IPA

Formerly brewed at Butte Creek Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Chico, California USA

Dark copper pour with hoppy yet almost more roasty malt on the nose. Flavor was nice big and citrus, with a good bit of bittererness. Nice creamy texture that really allows the roasty malt to follow that big hoppy start. Finish was bitter and warm with the higher alcohol.

Ditto Old_Mr_Crow. He summed it up for me. Really disappointing. Weird, funky nose and a harsh, dry rubbing alcohol taste. Yuck! It takes a lot for me to not enjoy a 2IPA, but this did it. Should have taken the advice of the store clerk, who was less than enthusiastic about this one. But I had to find out for myself, I guess. Next!

Limited Release 2006

10/22/2007: Butte Creek Organiz Revolution X 10th Anniversary Imperial India Pale Ale pours a hazy golden orange color with a lasting frothy ivory crown. It has a sweet, sugary, aroma that contains plenty of underlying malt and a heavy dose of citrus (candy-like) hops. The flavor has a strong caramel maltiness with a nice level of sweetness and some fruitiness. There is a moderate to high amount of orange, grapefruit, pine and floral hops and bitterness (mostly orange/grapefruit citrus and resin) with some whisky-soaked apricot in the finish. This beer has extremely balanced bittersweet flavor. Surprisingly there is only a touch of alcohol coming through for the 9.1%+ ABV included in it! This beer is full, thick and nearly syrupy. It coats the mouth and palate nicely and has a very smooth texture that is almost creamy. This IIPA is rich and a lot like a barleywine. There is even some chewy caramelized quality in the finish when warmer. As a matter of fact, this beer would probably be best out of a snifter and enjoyed as it it were an American Barleywine! Organic Revolution X is an impressive beer that is still holding on vey well. I bet it was even better when it was really fresh. C’est la vie...

22 fl. oz. bottle (9.1% Alc. by Vol.) from jimbowood (Oct 2006). Thanks jimbo. I really appreciate it! Rating #227 for this beer...

A solid California IPA that delivers on most accounts. Looks lovely, with a deep amber hue, decent head, and light lacing. Brisk hoppy aroma. One of the strengths of this brew is how well the alcohol (9.1%) is hidden.

2006 vintage bomber.Pours a slightly hazy amber-orange color. Creates a beautiful, tight and dense beige head with decent retention. Some splotchy lacing is noted. Nose is well balanced between the caramel-laden malts and citrusy/piney hops. Unfortunately, as previous reviewers have noted, this DIPA doesn’t seem to hold up to ageing that well since some aromas and flavors of oxidation are noted. However, they are minimal enough not to totally detract from the enjoyment of this brew. Mouthfeel was eloquent. Smooth, full and creamy. Flavor was a touch oxidized but nicely balanced between the sweet crystal malts and the American west coast citrus-like hops. Although I too sat to long on this one before sampling I did enjoy it and wish I had tried it earlier!!!

Amber color with a light off-white head. Aroma is sweet with some floral-piney hops and some heavy malts. Flavor is a bit malty (due to time) and the hop profile is still decent with some grass and pine. Not bad - mouthfeel still above average. A bit past its prime, but drinkable

The smell is not to my liking. The beer smells a little funky! The malts are very rank, and so are the hops. I am a little disappointed in the aroma. Plus, I smelled a lot of yeast. The beer is quite smooth I must say, and the beer is a lot better than I anticipated. Very malty and smooth. A lot of caramel, and sweet malt flavors come from the beer. Not enough hops; not enough hops by far in this beer. The beer looks good and is smooth, but is not that great on an overall scale. I don’t buy into the organic beers. I think they compromise taste.

Bottle from BevMo. Bright amber color with nice white head. Very straight foward 2IPA with strong hops, grapefruit rind and good malts. Taste is less than what I was expecting, but made it very easy to drink...and it’s organic....Yipee Hippee!